Backstock: Purchase Orders vs Stock Buddy: Purchase Orders
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 29, 2026 for Backstock, Nov 9, 2026 for Stock Buddy.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for Backstock and $12/month for Stock Buddy.
- Stock Buddy lists 5 features Backstock’s listing doesn’t mention, including Barcodes, Import and export, Insights.
Head to head
Free
- · 5 new purchase orders a month
- · For stores with one active location
- · Stocktakes and receiving included
Standard
- · For stores with one active location
- · Purchase orders, receiving and suppliers
- · Reorder points and suggested orders
- · Stocktakes with barcode scanning
- · Stocky CSV import
Multi-location
- · Everything in Standard, every location
- · For stores with 2+ active locations
Free
- · 2 stocktakes a month
- · One location
- · PDF purchase orders for suppliers
- · Phone stocktakes with team counting
- · Receive stock by scanning barcodes
- · Reorder from low stock or recent sales
One Location
- · Everything in Free
- · For stores with one location
- · Unlimited purchase orders
- · Unlimited stocktakes
Many Locations
- · Every location in your store
- · Everything in Free
- · Unlimited purchase orders
- · Unlimited stocktakes
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBackstock runs the purchasing side of a retail store in your admin. Keep suppliers with contacts, lead times and payment terms. Build purchase orders from your catalog, mark them ordered, then receive full or partial deliveries: received units are added to inventory at the order's location. Set reorder points per variant and location and turn suggestions into draft orders by supplier.
Stock Buddy does the jobs Stocky did. Import your Stocky suppliers and purchase orders, then carry on. Run stocktakes with any phone camera, with several staff counting at once, and review the differences before they update Shopify. Create POs that remember each supplier's cost, send them to suppliers as a PDF, and receive in full or in part by scanning. Spread shipping and duty across a PO.
- Purchase orders that receive full or partial deliveries into inventory
- Reorder points per variant and location, with draft orders by supplier
- Stocktakes by typed count or barcode scan, with variances shown first
- Supplier records with contacts, lead times and payment terms
- Barcode stocktakes on any phone, with your team counting at the same time.
- Purchase orders that remember each supplier's cost, sent as a PDF.
- Receive in full or in part by scanning, and stock updates in Shopify.
- Reorder suggestions from low stock or recent sales, made into a PO in one click.
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | ||
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | ||
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $29/month | $12/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 30 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #630 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Oct 28, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Sam Bartolotta | Made By Buddy |
FAQ
Backstock and Stock Buddy: common questions
- Is Backstock or Stock Buddy cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for Backstock and $12/month for Stock Buddy. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Backstock lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Low stock alerts. Stock Buddy lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Barcodes, Import and export, Insights, Inventory planning. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 29, 2026 for Backstock, Nov 9, 2026 for Stock Buddy; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 29, 2026 for Backstock, Nov 9, 2026 for Stock Buddy. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.